| Botafogo | |
| Symbol Location: | riodejaneiro |
| Symbol: | metro |
| Style: | Rio de Janeiro Metro |
| Address: | Rua Nelson Mandela Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Coordinates: | -22.9502°N -43.1842°W |
| Line: | Line 1 Line 2 |
| Connections: | Metrô Na Superfície bus - Botafogo to Gavéa[1] |
| Former: | Botafogo |
| Accessible: | yes |
| Code: | BTF |
| Operator: | Metrô Rio |
| Map Type: | Brazil Rio de Janeiro |
Botafogo Station (Portuguese: Estação Botafogo; previously Botafogo/Coca-Cola Station[2]) is a subway station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that serves the neighbourhood of Botafogo in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.[3]
The station was renamed on 1 January 2021, from Botafogo Station to Botafogo/Coca-Cola Station,[4] after a naming rights purchase by the Brazilian branch of The Coca-Cola Company. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Metrô Rio had been operating at a loss – in July 2020, the passenger flow was just 57% of what it had been in the same period pre-pandemic, and the accumulated deficit was already at R$ 150 million.[5] The station's naming rights sale was used as an alternate mean to generate revenue, and it was chosen for the purchase due to its proximity to Coca-Cola's headquarters, on Botafogo Beach.[5] This change was subsequently reverted between 5 and 7 November 2022, removing the branding and restoring the station's original name.[6]
Although the station has been in operation since 1981, passenger data is only made available from 1998 onwards.
